Allstate Revises Agent Compensation Plan December 27, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Allstate’s captive agents have been spared part of a planned cut in their commissions as the insurer has revised its...
Washington City’s New Underage-Drinking Law Targets Parents December 27, 2011 Starting next month, Mercer Island parents will be held responsible for underage drinking at their homes even if they are...
Utah Lawmaker Wants Out Of Daylight Saving Program December 27, 2011 One Utah lawmaker wants to pull the plug on daylight saving time. The Deseret News of Salt Lake City reports...
Idaho Economic Developers Want Employer Incentive Fund December 27, 2011 State lawmakers need to create a $5- to $10-million fund that could be used to entice high-paying employers to the...
Former Idaho Police Officer Awarded $717,000 December 27, 2011 A former Idaho officer with the Fort Hall Police Department injured when his patrol vehicle was hit by another vehicle...
BNY Mellon Settles N.Y. Probe Involving Insurer’s Debt Security Sale December 27, 2011 The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. will pay $1.3 million to three states to settle an investigation into manipulative...
Alaska Law Meant To Ban Texting While Driving Challenged December 27, 2011 By Becky Bohrer Alaska’s intended ban on texting while driving is facing a legal challenge, with a magistrate in Kenai saying the Legislature...
New York Judge: Iran, Taliban, al-Qaida Liable for 9/11 December 27, 2011 A federal judge has signed a default judgment finding Iran, the Taliban and al-Qaida liable in the Sept. 11, 2001...
$1.6M Award for Connecticut Man Injured in Icy Road Accident December 27, 2011 A jury has awarded $1.6 million to a Thomaston, Connecticut, man who sued the state Department of Transportation over injuries...
Catastrophes Erode P/C Insurers’ Results for 9 Months of 2011 December 27, 2011 Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net losses on underwriting grew to $34.9 billion in nine-months 2011 from $6.3 billion in nine-months...